Margaret Barbara Funk was born on 31 August 1939 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. She and
Roger Range Wintermute, Sr., were divorced Yes. She and
Roger Range Wintermute, Sr., were married on 17 November 1956. She died on 23 December 2016, at age 77, in Camden, Camden, New Jersey.
Margaret Barbara Funk was a Licensed Practical Nurse / EMT / Paramedic / School Nurse.
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Margaret B. Wintermute
1939 - 2016
Willingboro
Margaret Barbara Funk was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 31, 1939. She graduated from Lincoln High School in January of 1957.
She married Roger Wintermute in 1957. Between 1958 and 1965 that union produced 5 children that were the light of her life. In order, they are E lizabeth, Robert, Mark, Virginia and Roger.
She moved to Willingboro in 1959 and loved her town. She volunteered over 200 hours a month for over 20 years for the Willingboro Emergency Squad as a first aider and dispatcher. She began as a first-aider and soon taught first aid classes for the American Red Cross. She was chosen t o become one of the first Emergency Medical Technicians in New Jersey and actually began training before the text book was published. She became a Licensed Practical Nurse, then an EMT instructor and a paramedic. W hen she was 48 years-old she went back to school and became a registered nurse. She loved every minute of nursing. She worked for over 30 years as an emergency room nurse at Zurbrugg Memorial and Rancocas Valley hospitals. She continued her nursing career at a surgical center. She finished nursing as a substitute school nurse.
She is survived by 11 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
She was pre-deceased by her second child Robert.
At her last Thanksgiving Dinner she said she was proud of all of her children and tearfully thanked God for the family that made her life worth living. Margaret Barbara Wintermute succumbed to her battle with pancreatic cancer, and left us to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ , on December 23, 2016.
Friends and family are invited to a viewing on Saturday, December 31, f rom 9:00 to 10:00 AM, followed immediately by a funeral service, both at Fellowship Community Church, 1520 Hainesport Road, Mount Laurel. Final disposition will be private. Memorial donations, in Margaret's name, can be made to Fellowship Community Church, at the address above. Arrangements by Mount Laurel Home for Funerals.